In the season just gone Waikato had not only a new coach, but a complete new board.
For the first time there was no continuity at all in administrative/leadership terms.
That is why I was prepared to give the benefit of the doubt and think of it in terms of transition.
Everyone in a decision-making position was there for the first time.
Further, I'm not sure any of them were particularly familiar with the national league beforehand.
I empathise with your sentiments, Soley, but also appreciate the 'real-politik' (the practical-material factors that affect operations) and the manner in which the best intentions get tilted, after having served a couple of years on the board myself.
At a base level I think the franchise's constitution needs to change, to make it more answerable to the demands of the wider game here..